In Opening Statements, Government Cites Defendant's Speeches, Videos

Osama bin Laden's son-in-law supported al Qaeda's global mission to kill Americans using only his words, prosecutors told jurors Wednesday, an act that could still put him in prison for the rest of his life.

In opening statements, prosecutors didn't allege that Sulaiman Abu Ghaith helped plan the 9/11 attacks or any that followed. But they accused the alleged al Qaeda spokesman more broadly of taking part in a global conspiracy and...